Brachmia custos explained

Brachmia custos is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found in southern India.[1]

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are dull ochreous brown with a basal fascia of rather dark fuscous suffusion and with the costa infuscated from this to beyond the middle. There is a broad fascia of rather dark fuscous suffusion beyond the middle, the second discal stigma forming a small round dark fuscous spot on the inner edge of this. The hindwings are grey.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . December 31, 2018 . Brachmia custos Meyrick, 1911 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . August 18, 2020.
  2. https://archive.org/stream/journalofbombayn20191011bomb#page/725/mode/1up Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 20 (3): 725.